Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America. Of course, there were already people living in America at the time who we call Native Americans. There even was a European, Leif Ericsson, who had been to the Americas before. However, it was Columbus' voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Answer:
Diseases decreased life expectancy by 10% and men outnumbered women, population growth was slow.
Explanation:
- In earlier times the climate of places was warm and had swamp type environments, which led to the diseases and this impacted the life span of the people and also affected their livelihood and immigration was the only way to sustain the population.
- Crops like tobacco were not affected by the changes in climate and thus became a cash crop of the entire region.
How did colonizing countries hold and try to control their colonies? The institution of imperialism was maintained by a complex set of ideas on race and civilization. These ideas worked to both justify the colonization of countries and to maintain the military and economic power that upheld the colony.
